Monday, March 19, 2012

the unsettling kind of tired

I am tired today, the unsettling kind of tired. I have been for several days now. I got blood work done last week, and I am hoping that it will confirm my suspicion - that my anti-seizure medicine levels are off, and they just want adjusting. I do not want to have to switch medicines right now. It is an arduous process involving some trial and error. I feel like junk during the trial and error period - like a zombie version of myself. I have been feeling well and decent for a good long while now, so I cannot fuss too much. I just hate having to stop and wait a while instead of continuing to live my life. I hate being so disoriented and tired that I have to stop and rearrange the letters I have written on the page because my brain is having a hard time translating my thoughts into actions. Writing is what I love to do most of all, and when I feel like this, I have a hard time even doing that. For now, I will rest and wait and hope this will be an easy transition into whatever new combination of medicines will be best to keep me from misbehaving with seizures.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

how to make it work while it's still rough?

I have felt a little rough the last few days, so today is the first day in a while that I have worked on my novel. I am still trying to figure out where to draw the line as far as getting the plot line in order without going overboard with revising while the draft is still rough - while I am still trying to get the story line on the page. I don't really know what I am doing here. I don't know how much is just setting things straight and how much is being obsessive and perfectionistic. I am trying to just work on it in small doses so I don't get too carried away and see if that helps me some. I have done one dose so far today, and I am thinking I will do one more before the day is out. Tomorrow, I will be substitute teaching, so I won't get much chance to work on the novel. I will get the chance to knit some while I watch kids do their assignments. That will be fun. I have a hat I'm working on knitting as a present for a friend; I will get some good progress done on that. I don't know if it is just me, but I always feel that I am neglecting something, no matter how I choose to spend my time. I guess that is just me being too perfectionistic, though. I need to relax on that score - a whole lot!